Covid-19 vaccine Janssen claims one life in South Africa
The regulatory authority announced on Thursday morning while providing an update on adverse events following immunisation.
CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela said Sahpra had been informed of a fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome following vaccination with the Janssen vaccine.Causality assessment of the reported case was conducted by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee using the World Health Organisation’s methodology.
“It is a rare condition affecting the body’s immune system and symptoms can vary from mild to severe, and include muscle weakness, muscle pain, numbness and tingling. In many cases, Guillain-Barré syndrome gets better with no serious after-effects but in some cases, it can become serious and cause paralysis and other serious or life-threatening problems, such as breathing problems and abnormal blood pressure or heart rate.
She added it was also important to look at whether this happened during a certain window, and the deceased presented with symptoms soon after vaccination.
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